MOL, Sea Consortium to start Singapore Chennai Express

MOL, Sea Consortium to start Singapore Chennai Express    Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Singapore-based Sea Consortium will next week start a joint weekly service linking the Indian port of Chennai with ports in South East Asia.
   The Singapore Chennai Express (SMX) will commence with the scheduled departure of the 770-TEU vessel “MOL Karina” from Singapore Oct. 10. The full port rotation of the SMX will be Penang, Singapore, Port Kelang, Chennai and back to Penang.
   “This new service will bring the fastest and stable services from Japan to Chennai port in Madras by linking to MOL’s Japan/Straits service. This new service will also connect to MOL’s worldwide service at Singapore,” MOL said in a statement.